CPT code 96360: Hydration infusion, initial service2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Mississippi

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $29.51 for 96360 in the office.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 96360 covers

96360 reports IV fluids given to replace fluid volume, such as hydration for documented dehydration after vomiting or poor oral intake. A nurse or other clinical staff member commonly administers the infusion in an office, clinic, or emergency department. The service is fluid replacement, not the administration of a therapeutic medication; fluid used only as a drug carrier or to keep an IV line open does not establish hydration as a separately reportable service.

Report 96360 for an infusion lasting 31 minutes through one hour, supported by the infusion record and documentation of the clinical need for hydration. Report it once as the initial hydration service; 96361 is the add-on code for qualifying additional hydration time. When a medication is infused, distinguish its administration from any separately medically necessary hydration. Medicare treats this as an incident-to service and permits billing only when performed under physician supervision.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Mississippi compares for 96360

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 96360 runs from $29.38 in Arkansas to $45.98 in San Benito County, CA. Mississippi pays $29.51. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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96360 rates by state

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How the 96360 rate is calculated

Each of 96360’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 96360

The CMS indicators that decide how 96360 is paid alongside other services.

Codes related to 96360

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 96360 has changed in Mississippi

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Where the Mississippi rate applies

Mississippi is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 427 cities and communities in Mississippi. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Aberdeen
• Ackerman
• Agricola
• Alcorn State University
• Algoma
• Alligator
• Amory

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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